1. When did Missouri become a state of USA?
a) 6 January 1806
b) 26 May 1792
c) 10 August 1821
d) 14 December 1809
2. Who founded St. Louis?
a) Auguste Chouteau
b) Louis Jolliet
c) Jacques Marquette
d) Pierre Laclede Liguest
3. When did the Supreme Court of USA announce its decision in the case of Dred Scott?
a) 6 March 1857
b) 8 April 1864
c) 10 July 1804
d) 18 November 1848
1) Who is Venus in mythology?
a) God of justice
b) Goddess of love
c) God of wind
d) God of storm
2) How is Venus sometimes referred to? (This is one of the two common references.)
a) Morning Star
b) Yellow Star
c) Noon Star
d) Blue Star
3) What is the number of Venus’ satellites?
a) One
b) Two
c) Zero
d) Three
1) When was Elvis Presley born?
a) 8 January 1935
b) 3 June 1936
c) 2 July 1938
d) 4 December 1924
2) Where was Elvis Presley born?
a) Atlanta
b) Albany
c) Tupelo
d) Sacramento
3) What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
a) Aaron
b) Moses
c) Joshua
d) Caleb
1. Of which kingdom Greenland is a part?
a) Belgium
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Sweden
2. Who founded the first European settlement in Greenland?
a) Leif Eriksson
b) Thorfinn Karlsefni
c) Eric Thorvaldson
d) Bjarni Herjulfsson
3. Which is the capital of Greenland?
a) Tasiusaq
b) Nuuk
c) Julianehab
d) Jacobshavn
1. Where was Rugby World Cup 2011 held?
a) Georgia
b) Romania
c) Japan
d) New Zealand
2. Who defeated France 19-14 in a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2011?
a) Wales
b) Tonga
c) Samoa
d) Scotland
3. By how many points Ireland defeated Italy in a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2011?
a) 14-12
b) 19-12
c) 36-6
d) 22-17
1) When was Hirohito born?
a) 8 March 1900
b) 29 April 1901
c) 3 August 1902
d) 30 November 1903
2) Where was Hirohito born?
a) London
b) Kobe
c) Osaka
d) Tokyo
3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan?
a) 4 February 1918
b) 17 June 1920
c) 27 September 1922
d) 25 December 1926
1) When did Iceland become a republic?
a) 17 April 1848
b) 17 June 1944
c) 18 September1880
d) 11 November 1911
2) Who was Iceland’s first president?
a) Sveinn Bjornsson
b) Jon Sigurdsson
c) Olaf Tryggvvason
d) Vigdis Finnbogadottir
3) Which country kept a force of 60,000 in Iceland in 1941?
a) Germany
b) France
c) USA
d) Italy
1. What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s original name?
a) Harriet Rebecca Lane
b) Harriet Martineau
c) Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
d) Madeleine Stowe
2. When was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
a) 10 February 1809
b) 14 June 1811
c) 11 August 1804
d) 17 November 1816
3. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
a) Litchfield
b) Boston
c) Revere
d) Lynn
1. Which is Mary Shelley’s most famous novel?
a) Frankenstein
b) Lodore
c) The Last Man
d) Valperga
2. What was Mary Shelley’s maiden name?
a) Maria Kempes
b) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
c) Marie Pen
d) Barbara Cartland
3. When was Mary Shelley born?
a) 31 January 1796
b) 30 August 1797
c) 4 May 1794
d) 19 December 1795